. fox 5 all over a developing story. an entire maryland neighborhood flawedded flooded -- neighborhood flooded. a giant water main breaks. water was so high, swift water resce crews had to make rescues. i'm shawn yancy. i'm brian bolter. the badge is extensive but so far no reports of injuries. the water main broke in the baltimore suburb of dundalk.

roz plater begins our team coverage tonight live from the scene. >> reporter: brian, at one point there was an all hands on deck call for police and fortunates. when you see the pictures you'll begin to see why. the water went from knee deep to chest deep in no time. the wall of water rushed the neighborhood about 4:30 in the afternoon. that's when a six-foot concrete water main broke sending water gushing into three donedal -- dundalk neighborhoods. swift currents like the river quickly submerged cars and trapped some people in their homes. and for a while the only way around was by boat. so bad the police and fire activated the swift water rescue teams. this man told us he ran home from work to get his elderly mother out good i had to wade up to my chest to get to the house. it was pretty bad. >> reporter: basements of homes quickly filled up. residents fled to porches. businesses got hit, too. >> i saw the water gushing out

from the highway. it was bushing down. it must be an incline because it went all the way down to and they say inside a grocery store. the water actually got knee deep. >> reporter: it took public works crews more than two hours to shut off the massive break. it left hundreds of homes without water, power and gas but all in all county officials say this could have been much worse. >> there have been no injuries. there has been no loss of life. people used good sense by and large. they sheltered in their homes. they stayed in their homes. >> reporter: through the night police officers and firefighters will mobilize going door to door in the areas hit looking for anyone that may need help. it will be hours until they can get a full sense ever the extent of the damage. >> we're here to make sure whether it's national guard or anything else that tim smith has any assets he may call upon from the state of maryland to assist the hard-working people of dundalk as we get through this tonight. >> reporter: there is a shelter set up tonight for the

evacuees. the work on the broken water main will continue throughout the night. coming up at 11:00, w'll take you step by step to what expect tomorrow morning and tell you wh we know about the history of this water main. >> let's show you what's left of the area where all the water was gushing out near the box 'n save gcery store. burning highway near dundalk avenue was rushed away. crews will start rpairing the road tomorrow. many ever the folks living there were going about their everyday lives when the water came gushing down their streets. one woman was even in labor. our team coverage continues now with fox 5's wisdom martin live on the scene. wisdom? >> reporter: shawn, many of the people in this community are still in the dark. they say it was a very frightening experience to see all that water coming in that direction toward their homes. tonight they say it's something they've never seen before and they hope to never experience again. >> my son came out. he said dad, there's a bunch of water coming. >> reporter: when carlos gonzalez looked out his front

door, he couldn't believe what he saw. >> it looked like a water ride from six flags. >> reporter: in a matter of minutes the road has turned into a raining river. water from a water main break had flooded the entire neighborhood covering homes and his nephew's car in the front yard. the power box on the corner was just about subamericanned-- >> submerged. >> it went pow and then twice, pow pow. that's when the whole electricity went out. >> i was crying. >> reporter: one block over gina daniel was trying to get to her house through the flooded blocked off street. her daughter-in-law was home alone and in labor. so she ran through waist deep water with anothereighbor. >> i was on the hill. i'm screaming at her. i'm coming. i'm coming. >> reporter: a lot of the people in the area escaped with minor flood damage. others were left with a much bigger mess. for now the people in this community are dealing with darkness and thankful that the street flood is over. >> hopefully we'll hav an explanation -- have an explanation about how it

happened and why it happened. >> reporter: gina says fortunately her son was able to get into the neighborhood and get her daughter-in-law to the hospital. the last time we talked to gina, she says her daughter-in- law is still in labor. >> thank goodness she's okay. wisdom martin, thank you. today's water main break brings back memories of the river road main break last december. a 66-inch main burst during morning rush hour sending this wall of water down the road in bethesda. it was bitterly cold that day. crews rescued nine people frm their vehicles. no one was seriously hurt. another big story tonight. an nba star busted on the beltway. police stopped cleveland cavaliers guard delante west in upper marlboro. it's what officers founon him that landed him in handcuffs. >> reporter: he was on the beltway near central avenue around 10:00 last night. prince george's county police say he was riding a spider three-wheel motorcycle when he cut off an officer. the officer pulled him over but it turns out he was charged

with a whole lot more than just a traffic violation. delonte west on the hard-core is a local boy. lives in brandy consist wine. when they pulled him over they found a handgun and two shotguns in a guitar case on his back. it's illegal to carry concealed weapons and transport guns in maryland. >> after he made the spot and the officer approached the vehicle, he did let the officer know he was armed. at that point the officer did request backup to which they responded. at that point the mtorist, mr. west, was cooperative. they recovered three weapons. >> the cavalier general manager says the team is now monitoring the situation. he released this statement tonight. he says we have been in communication with delonte and his family. we're gathering more information and we'll not have further comment until the appropriate time. west was charged with handgun violations in addition to the traffic ticket. he was arespected and --

arrested and later posted bail. last year he left the cavaliers training camp to get treatment for depression and a mood disorder he's been battling all his life. a montgomery county teenager is in jail this evening charged with murder. rosa vasquez has been missing since earlier this month but this morning investigators found her body in the backyard of her silver spring home. shortly after the discovery, police arrested 17-year-old ivo orivera. the hunt is on for a man who carjacked a woman from a target in virginia and took her on a child chase. it -- wild chase. police were on the lookout for the victim's car after a witness reported the carjacking. a virginia state trooper spotted the car, followed it across the woodrow wilson bridge. the suspect exited the bridge and the car veered out of control causing the crash. meantime back at the target shopping center, people were stunned to hear the news.

>> actually my daughter is 14. we come up here all the time shopping. she'll be out here by herself. i never thought thatwould happen in gainesville. it's concerning. >> the suspect ran off after the crash and got aw. the woman was not seriously hurt. if you -- d.c. police are asking for your help on this one, putting the brakes on a cab crime spree. taxi drivers in the district are being targeted by an armed robber. investigators have a sketch of a possible suspect. fox 5's bob barnard live in our newsroom with details. >> reporter: brian, d.c. police don't have a suspect by name, but they do by face. and here it is. the sketch of a man who has stolen cash and car keys from cabbies at gunpoint at least three times this month. it appears to be open season on cab drivers in the district. at least those who work the streets of northeast washington. d.c. police are investigating a series of armed robberies and

believe one man as depicted in this just released composite sketch has committed at least three of the crimes. >> he's taking a cab and once inside he goes to a particular area of the 5th district and then he's demanding -- he has the cab stop and demands the money, displays a weapon or appears to display a weapon. >> reporter: then takes the money. the cabby's keys and runs off. nobody has been hurt so far but police are warning taxi drivers to be alert. do you feel vulnerable when you're driving? >> sometimes. sometimes. it's very hard. very hard. very hard. you have to be careful where you go and who you pick up. >> reporter: but you have to pick up everyone. >> you have to pick up everyone. it's the law. you have to pick up anybody who flags you down. >> it's the law. >> reporter: most of the cabbies we've spoken to say they hadn't heard about this

recent crime spree. >> i don't work at night. >> reporter: but police say one of the robberies was at 3:30 in the afternoon. d.c. detective paul shelton is heading up the investigation. >> what we're asking for the community at large is that they would please, if anyone has any information relative to this individual or if they see the composite sketch and think they that they might know who this person is to please give us a call. >> reporter: if you can help investigators working this case, here's the number to call. it's 1-866-411-tips. police are also offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest, brian. >> bob barnard tonight. new developments in a terrorism probe. fox news has confirmed the colorado man that sparked raids in new york city this week has admitted to having ties to al qaeda. this is video of najibullah zazi leaving his colorado home this morning for a third day of questioning with the f.b.i. zazi reportedly told agents he received explosives training and is now working out

a plea deal with the government. we're less than 39 hours away from the redskins home opener. st. louis rams rolling into town looking for some respect, are they? behindlindsay murphy here with this one. >> in the n.f.l. you cannot underestimate any team because on any given night, it could be anyone's game. the skins have not forgotten that the rams came to their house and handed them a loss. we'll hear from jason campbell next. also tonight, new details about the high profile murder of the yale student. wait until you hear what the accused killer was doing the day her body was found. we're talking about the weekend coming up in your forecast. this is the last weekend of your summer. i don't think it will disappoint. a look at the forecast coming up. 

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redskins fans and players gearing up for the big weekend. >> that's right. the skins are hosting the st. louis rams at fed ex sunday for the season home opener and they have their work cut out for them. lindsay murphy is here with a preview. >>it's time for the redskins to make the felt ex field -- fed ex field the place to dread. sunday afternoon the struggling rams come to town. they won just two games last year and were shut out in their season opener last weekend. but for those of you who think this game will be a pushover, look back to last season. the skins were on a roll 4-1. the rams were 0-4 and we all remember what happened. st. louis got their first win of the year. after that the season was never the same for the skins. t's something jason campbell certainly has not forgotten. >> the one thing we said, there's nothing to be said about this game because you already know this is a team that came here last season and

beat us. ever since that game we started -- [ indiscernible ] there's not a whole lot to be said to the guys about getting up and playi the game. >> in other skins news, the n.f.l. is saying it's time to pay the piper. santana moss, his scuffle with the giants cory webster has cost each player $5,000. back to you, brian. >> thank you. now to e battle over swine flu. the very fit vaccine is available. it may not abshot. the cdc says about 3.4 million doses will be available if early october. most of them the nasal spray version meaning health experts now say it doesn't seem like swine flu will be any worse than the seasonal flu virus. fox 5's jonathan seery has the latest. >> reporter: the h1n1 virus seems to have kicked off the flu season early this year. >> we're finding that there is flu being reported in all 50 states. there are 21 states that are

reporting widespread activity. we don't see that kind of activity this time of year usually. it's a very strange thing for us to see that amount of influenza at this time of year. >> reporter: but health experts say the virus commonly known as swine flu is not expected to be as deadly as once thought. a harvard researcher is getting set to release a study that says the h1n1 virus's death rate will be no worse than a derate ar of seasonal flu. officials at the centers for disease control and prevention say that's welcome news but warn it doesn't mean the swine flu should be taken lightly. >> it doesn't minimize the fact that influenza kills and causes disease in a lot of people every year. and so even a moderate influenza season has a lot of morbidity and mortality. >> reporter: the sasonal flu kills about 36,000 americans a year and hospitalizes another 200,000. h1n1 strikes young people and children more than any other

group. the cdc says as long as the h1n1 virus remains the top circulating flu virus, we'll probably see more children sick this year than ever before. although mortality rates are expected to be low, particularly among children, so many kids are expected to get h1n1 experts believe there will inevitably more deaths and so they say that is why vaccinatn is important. in atlanta, jonathan serrie, fox news. the health care battle continues on capitol hill. the baucus bill heads to mmittee next week but democrats already see room for improvements. starting with a tax on high cost insurance policies. they also want stronger measures to control health care costs over the long term. today first lady michele obama joined the health care battle pushing the president's plan at a forum sponsored by the white house council on women and girls. >> we eed to act. no longer can we sit by and watch the debate take on a life of its own.

it is up to us to get involved. >> president obama taped a series of tv interviews today promoting health care reform. they'll air on sunday morning talk shows. another lawsuit stemming from the deadly metro collision. the family of general david wurly and his wife anne fired a $100 million lawsuit. they were two of nine people killed in the accident. it alleges negligence on the part of metro and also the company that makes the train control system. it's one of nine filed against the transit agency in d.c. federal court. if metro is included in your weekend plans, you can expect delays on the red and orange lines. starting tonight crews will be doing track work on the red line between the medical center and -- [ inaudible ] metro says you should add an extra 20 minutes to your trip. is the fire hydrant working in your neighborhood? there are signs to tell if it's out of service. we'll take a ride with a special hydrant inspection unit

all over the district. plus, ryan seacrest, a body bodyguard of his attacked and almost choked unconscious. we'll tell you what happened coming up. we're keeping our eye on a developing story. a huge water main break flooded dundalk, maryland trapping people in their homes, submerging cars. we have crews on the scene. we'll bring you me details as they come -- you new details as they come in. 

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windy weather is slowing the firefight in california. theassive fire north of los angeles is now about 93% contained but hot, windy weather could make it harder for crews to put out the hot spots this weekend. the containment date has been pushed back to tuesday. investigators say an arsonist started the flames that destroyed 89 homes and killed two firefighters. remember this if? a massive fire at a northwest d.c. mansion. firefighters complained about low water pressure. it is not the first time that has happened. there are more than 9,000 fire hydrants in the district. dozens are out of service and now the city is trying to

change all that. karen gray houston takes a closer look at the problem. >> reporter: this is one of six community service units activated after the georgetown library fire in 2008. their mission to inspect all of the city's fire hydrants twice a year. it took on special urgency after the devastating fire that decimated the home of peggy cooper cafritz. >> this was last inspected on april 24. didn't have any deficiencies on april 24. >> reporter: unit member don discovered this hydrant now has issues. they find missing gaskets. they check the pressure. and after checking out the water flow, they find leaks. the tag says in service which means arriving firefighters could still hook up their hose to get water, but there's a deficiency. the sign says maintenance scheduled. not surprising if you ask the lieutenant heading up the hydrant inspection. >> we have hydrants in the

field today that are around 90 years old. those hydrants don't meet the new standards. >> reporter: so what these units are doing amounts to hydrant triage. green tags in service. red tags out of service. >> it's not available for firefighterring operations. this is in triage by wasa and determined if it can be repaired or if it needs to be replaced. >> reporter: the units also use a state of the art hand held gps device to help pinpoint hydrants that need to be inspected and when the next available hydrants are when hydrants are out of service that came into play at the cafritz fire. they say their system of inspecting and tagging fire hydrants in coordination with wasa is a sophisticated one and could be a national model. in northwest, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. a young girl kidnapped and held captive to 18 years. tonight we're getting our first look inside her alleged kidnapper's home.

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and like all new volkswagens, it comes with 3 years or 36,000 miles of no-charge scheduled carefree maintenance. it's a part of why the jetta is the top-selling german engineered sedan in america. a massive water main busted today flooding an entire neighborhood known as dundalk. homes and cars submerged. boats brought to rescue people from high waters no reports of serious injuries but the damage is severe. you get annual idea from that picture. crews will work on the pipe through the night. we're learning more about the lab technician charged in the murder of a yale graduate student. raymond clark is accused of killing annie le and stuffing

her body in the wall of a research building. clark played a game of softball sunday the same day le's body was found. the new haven police chief says they may never know the motive for the murder. we're also getting a look inside of the antioch, california home of philip and nancy garrido, the couple accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard and holding her captive for 18 years. these photos show filth and waste scattered about the rooms. investigators continued to clear trash and debris from the backyard. they're looking for any sign that garrido may have been involved in the disappearance of two other young girls. new technology is giving local police an edge on crime fighting. fox 5 us a paul wagner has more on how it's making a difference in dangerous situations. >> reporter: officers on the street generally get their assignments from a radio. a dispatcher tells them where

to go. two-way communications are critical. but thanks to new technology rolled out this week, two d.c. poli officers noticed an urgent call on their computers before it came across the air. >> these officers, they saw it. they moved on it quick. and, you know, the point that they went over there with a dispatch and simultaneously she was just getting ready to dispatch this call but the officers again, they were already headed in that direction. >> reporter: heading for the 300 block of anacostia road southeast. according to a court affidavit at approximately 4:28 in the morning, the units arrived on the scene and heard a woman screaming. get off of me. the units followed sounds of the seems to an apartment -- screams to an apartment and knocked on the door. the door opened and they observed the complainant on the floor. >> the officers were able to immediately recognize the call and then start making their way to the location. >> reporter: the information is immediate as the 911 call taker types notes into the system,

the officers can see them on their computers. >> one person is reportedly involved. no one else is in immediate danger. >> reporter: d.c. police say the most urgent calls for help will continue to be broadcast over the air. for now silent dispatch will pry apparel be used for less serious matters. >> it cuts down on the air time and it reserves the air for actual emergencies. >> reporter: it's two-way communication via computer allowing officers to accept an assignment at the press of a button telling dispatchers they're rolling instead of voicing it over the air. paul wagner, fox 5 news. >> the man arrested for the rape has been identified as 26- year-old gregory thomas of landover. he's been charged with first degree sexual abuse. the economy is taking its toll on prince george's county. as many as 150 county employees are now at risk of losing their jobs as the county tries to close a 22.7 million budget gap

thanks to a cut in state funding. fox 5's matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: it is no see secret to county employees. off camera some told us this layoff mystery has everyone worried. they want to know who will be cut. will it be police officers? firefighters? or across the board? at the opening of arena drive along the beltway, we track down two county council members to ask them about the possible layoffs. first congressman harrison. >> i haven't been in any session abouts that -- session abouts that. >> reporter: three times we asked her to talk about these possible layoffs, but she wouldn't touch it. can you say anything at all to those employees to maybe calm their fears because you know what's going on? right now we're talking about the opening of the arena drive interchange. >> reporter: a few minutes later we caught up with county councilman samuel dean but he walked away from us saying he wouldn't speak until the county executive made a satement

about the layoffs. we did try to speak with the county executive. in fact we left a message with jack johnson's spokesperson but our request for an interview went unanswered. >> many states are worse off than maryland. >> reporter: but maryland's lieutenant governor anthony brown did speak to us. he said the state cuts are not just being felt in prince george's county. brown says unfortunately these layoffs are happening across the state. >> these are tough times and we're all in it together. it certainly isn't a time to point the fingers or blame anyone because everyone is in the same boat. >> reporter: that county source told me today up to 150 jobs are on the line but even when that number is made public, it could be weeks before we know exactly which departments are hit. matt ackland, fox a news. doing away with the dollar. american money is the currency for international trade, but could that change? why some want to replace it with a new form of global currency. a fast food freak accident. how did this plastic utensil end up in a man's lung and then

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before you put out the old toys for the yard sale you should know reselling toys like these could cost you millions. there's a crackdown on the resale of lead toys and other items. the consumer product safety commission has fined retail stores and even individuals up to $15 million. the cpsc says reselling those products are putting children's lives at risk. who needs the dollar? that's what some world organizations are saying including the u.n. they want to replace the old greenback as the currency for international trade with a one world currency. fox's david lee miller explains why. >> reporter: it is the standard currency in international trade. the u.s. dollar. it is used to price virtually all commodities and almost every country has a reserve of dollar based securities on hand. now a report by united nations agency is proposing the dollar as an international trading

instrument be replaced with a new form of global currency. the main author of the report says the idea will create greater world financial stability. the proposal is not new. china, russia and other countries have previously suggested similar plans. if the u.n. though does get its way, critics point out that u.s. -- [ indiscernible ] as dollars flood to global market. one natural cyst says the u.n. attack on the greenback is another effort to undermine the u.s. >> this is certainly a direct assault by the united nations on american global power. this is certainly an effort i believe to try and undermine the dollar as a global currency and the unitenations does have a long track record of anti-americanism. this is just the latest example of the u.n. taking a swipe against the united states. >> reporter: the report's primary author says replacing global use of the dollar is in the best interest of all

countries, including the u.s. arguing it will improve international trade and relations but even the u.n. report does concede that any effort to do away with the dollar as the preserved -- as the current preserved currency would not happen any time soon since a global consensus will be required. in new york, david lee miller, fox news. coming up next, find out which hollywood a lister's yacht is sailing around the chesapeake. hundreds of dogs and their owners flooded the national mall today and they have a message for you. their story up next. coming up in minutes on the news edge at 11:00, a disturbing discovery in a montgomery county neighborhood. a hard-working mother found dead in her own backyard stuffed in a storage container. a teenager is now under arrest. what we have learned about his connection to that family. did you see this? this tank is turning heads. a rolling billboard in the district that promotes cheating. who wants you to do that and why coming up next at 11:00. first up, finally made it to friday. gary mcgrady is putting together the weekend forecast. let's hope we can keep the sun

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the horse was on a trail ride idea owner when they decided to take a dip in the american river. the annual mall got stuck in the water, couldn't get out. the owner managed to get her on the rocks but couldn't make it out of the canyon. they spent the night waiting for help. eventually the helicopter came in and hoisted the horse to safety. >> at first she started flopping sideways and the sparkle going out of her eyes. i thought she was dead. >> as you can see the horse and her owner were shaken up but are expected to be okay. deadly disease on the rise and man's best friend. canine cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs over the

age of 10. dozens of dogs and their owners walked the national mall today hoping to raise awareness and funding for the serious cause. >> reporter: they came from all over the country to the national mall to raise awareness for an issue not commonly talked about. canine cancer. >> you think of that in people. you don't think of it in dogs. >> reporter: the event sponsored by two dogs, 2,000 miles is the brainchild of luke robinson. he lost his doll malcolm to bone cancer last year so he sold all his belongings and left austin, texas with his two dogs to bring attention to this disease and the rest is history. >> we walked 1800 miles over the last year and a half and we're going all the way to boston. >> reporter: he's joined by other animal lovers and cancer survivors like lilly, a boxer who lost her leg to bone cancer. then there's lexie who was rescued from a puppy mill and later developed breast cancer.

>> the prognosis was like six months. so far she's exceeded that and she's still doing really well. >> reporter: many people are shocked to learn that dogs can get the same types of cancers as humans. , including bone cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma. better care and dogs living longer are leading to earlier diagnosis. >> dogs are older and develop age-related diseases. one of those is cancers. >> reporter: they hope this walk will bring awareness and funding to this frightening issue. >> this is as much a memorial as it is a celebration. all these people have lost, been touched by canine cancer yet they're here to recreate and celebrate with one another. >> reporter: on the national mall, claudia coffey, fox 5 news. it was a nice day to be out on the mall. wasn't too bad out there. >> it was good. this weekend, this is the last weekend of summer for this year, of course. it's just going to be great. >> awesome. >> i can't find a reason why i

think there might be a little problem here or there. looks good for both days. we're talking about just a few clouds late sunday. we haven't seen an increase in those clouds in the latest guidance either so that's good news. beautiful sht out there this evening -- shot out there this evening of the capitol dome. it's nice, too. temperatures have cooled down to right around 70 degrees here in the city. outside of town it's even cooler than that. what about the weekend, though? it looks like it's good. we have a cold front coming through. it's going to drop temperatures a little bit. and we have high pressure building into the north of us. all the rain and cloudiness will stay bottled up well down to the south pretty much where the heaviest rain has been all week long. it's not a bad thing because they do need it down there. in terms of our weather tomorrow with this front coming through, drier air. looks like it's going to be pretty much perfectly sunny. we could have a cloud here or there but not bad. 75 degrees. sunday with a few clouds late in the afternoon, kind of high to mid-level clouds but still plenty of sunshine. temperature there will be in the middle to upper 70s as

well. 66 baltimore. 64 for frederick. 70 right now here in the city and for fredricksburg, it's already cooled down to 67. so a nice evening out there. we go back to this morning. we still have the clouds in place. one thing that changed today, though, the winds started coming from the south and that allowed the sun to actually burn that marine layer off so we ended up with sunshine for the afternoon. and this evening it's just been very, very nice and what we're watching now is a cold front up to the north of us. it starts to push through the area overnight tonight. it's going to allow the high pressure to build in and cooler temperatures as well and drier temperatures so that's -- that spells a nice weekend for us. future cast here right on through the day tomorrow we're good. and again right on through sunday as well. late in the afternoon we begin to see a little bit of moisture coming in here sunday afternoon to sunday evening. it's just going to abfew cloidz -- to be a few clouds. high to mid-level clouds sunday night into monday. that's when we think most ever

the moisture will stay to the south of us but we still have at least a chance on monday for a spotty shower here and there. future cast is mainly keeping it to the south of us and back out to the west of us. we against g.t.e. through the weekend and -- we get through the weekend and looks like things will change for a chance of rain. 61 tonight here in the city. gaithersburg down to 57. winchester 56. the cooler air will arrive later on tonight behind that front and for tomorrow looks just great. sunshine, 75 in the city. surrounding areas to the north and west only in the lower 70s tomorrow. and down to the south in fredricksburg right up to around 77 degrees. it's a good looking forecast, especial if you have plans outdoors. 75 both days. on sunday primarily south of the city could be up into the upper 70s. but this cool front is fairly strong. look at sunday morning, 57 degrees and sunday morning out in the suburbs and especially west and north some places will

be in the upper 40s. we're not talking frost yet, though. 77 on monday. spotty showers there. 77 on tuesday. scattered showers so you can see as we trend out of the weekd, we start trending back into some clouds and the possibility of some showers. we have the terps play tomorrow night or tomorrow afternoon. then the skins play on sunday afternoon and so it looks like both of those games will be in good shape. >> that's good. so, you know, no-- >> light jacket. >> football wet disbler i don't even think so. plenty of sunshine. it will be fine because plenty of sunshine out there. >> sounds great. thank you, gary. >> hope wins go along with that. that's not your department. we'll get on lindsay for that. landing on a spot on "so you think you could dance." imagine if you could not hear the music. allison becker is deaf but it's not stopping her from making her mark on the show. she dances by feeling the vibrations of the music.

she was so nervous she forgot the actual routine and had to wing it. >> i just kind of made a run for it, improve. i've been dancing since i was 4. >> you were going with the flow. >> pretty much. >> the judges were so moved by her audition they advanced her to the next round. it airs wednesday at 8:00 on fox. a scare for american idol's ryan seacrest and one of his body guards. a man tried to jump into his car as he was leaving a charity event. the security guard tried to stop the manual. a fight broke out. cops say the man choked one of the guards nearly unconscious. seacrest pulled away from the scene and was not hurt. if you have seen this yacht sailing around the chesapeake, you might also spot actor johnny depp. this is a picture of his 156- foot retroyacht docked at the annapolis base tuesday. so far there have not been any

depp sightings. if he is on that boat, he's hanging below deck and keeping a low profile. tonight members of the usish faith around the world are celebrating one ever the high holidays. rush shop take began at -- russia shanna began -- rosh hashana began. the massive water main break makes a mess out of a maryland community. we'll get a fresh look at damage and cleanup. a live report is ight off the top. how one man's proposal could mean an end to bank overdraft fees. what you need to know about that. and the local county that could put a ban on teen tanning. it's all next at 11:00.

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partial. prices are for soybeans and more are all down. they credit declining prices and the economy and competition for the price drop but the relief for shoppers means bad news for grocery store chains. >> obviously the bottom line shrinks but everybody has to roll up their sleeves and get to work and do what you have to do to get the job done. >> stores are trying to compete by focusing on lowering prices on fresh meat and produce as well as the imports. we have a warning about the downside of byng drinking. it could lead you wide open to infection. downing lots of drinks in one sitting can compromise your immune system. they say alcohol knocks out a protein that is essential for fighting off viruses and bacteria leaving you vulnerable for up to 24 hours. speaking of drinking hazards, doctors cured a man by -- they cured a man who was plagued by coughing fits for years. the cause of his coughing fits,

this piece of plastic eating iew tense sill was -- iew utensil was stuck in his lung. he inhaled it two years ago while drinking a soda at wendy's restaurant. doctors removed the form object last week and we hear the man is much better. talk about a lesson in generosity. a new york teacher has changed her students' lives not by something she did in the classroom but something she did outside of th classroom. we have more on the teacher's life saving donation. >> reporter: it started out as a homework assignment but it turned interest a real life lesson on keeping your word and paying it forward. kevin o'brien read his teacher's assignment and it really got him thinking about the central question. >> would you help someone without any chance of payback? >> reporter: the high school junior later decided to ask his teacher the same question. >remember that assignment last year? i might need one of your kidneys. i never in my life woke up and

said i think i'll be a kidney donor. >> reporter: but she agreed to take the test. their blood types matched and she decided she was going to donate one of her kidneys to kevin. >> everybody is called to do different things. i'm very much a humanitarian. >> reporter: she really is. jennifer teaches special education students. she took in a rescue dog with a thyroid problem and another one with one eye and no vocal cords and she cares for her special needs son but this good deed at presbyterian hospital was going to mean surgery and physical pain afterwards. >> i learn every day what it's like now to be in a little bit of pain or discomfort and start my -- stop my life for maybe a month or to and yet there's people like kevin who have lived like this 18, 19 years. >> reporter: two years after the transplant operation? >> it means i'm back. i'm alive again and i can do everything that i -- every other kid can do and maybe more. >> just seeing a lot of

potential, knowing that some day kevin wants to go into medicine, finish his education and help others. that's really the pay it forward message. >> reporter: and for kevin? >> there's still good people out there and those good people can really help out all of humanity. >> reporter: kevin's doctor says his prognosis is excellent and his kidney could last for 20 or more years. >> wow, that teacher has an incredible heart. the news keeps coming. here's brian now with the news edge at 110. we begin with a developing story. a maryland neighborhood under water after a big break. a 72-inch water main burst and this is the aftermath. roads in ruins. cars swallowed. dozens of homes flooded trapping some people inside. up until today you may have thought the rir road flood was the mother of all water main breaks. not anymore. this was so bad, the water was chest high in some places. several neighborhoods submerged. it happened this afternoon in the baltimore suburb of